Laurence wrote:
Please humour me, it's a quiet time of year for F1 excitement so my brain has got working, which is quite dangerous!
The year is 2022, following Red Bull pulling their 2 teams out of F1 before the 2020 season, they have launched their own motor racing series, Formula X.
Looking at fan feedback, the series has been designed with the fans as the number one priority.
Championship CEO Christian Horner, former team manager of the Red Bull Racing Formula 1 team, charged Adrian Newey to design a new racing car with the philsophy of being less aero dependent than F1 cars and focus on mechanical grip. This enables the cars to follow much closer to each other and not have to rely on overtaking aids such as DRS.
The series is made up of 12 teams running 2 cars each. All cars are identical to ensure closer racing. The engine in all the cars is supplied by Aston Martin, thanks to their close technical links with Red Bull Racing. The engine is a normally aspirated V10 revving up to 19,000 rpm. It is designed to be almost identical to modern day road supercars so the engines are cheap and reliable.
The series is held over tracks which no longer feature or have never features on the F1 calendar: Imola, Istanbul, Magny Cours, Fuji, Laguna Seca, Bathurst, India, Jerez and Indy are some examples. As well as the Red Bull Ring, of course!
The race weekend comprises of 2 hour practice on Saturday morning. A qualifying race, where the grid is reverse championship order occurs on Saturday PM. No points are awarded for this race and is half the distance of the main race.
The main race is held on Sunday afternoon with the grid reflecting the result of Saturday's qualifying race. Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers with 2 points awarded for fastest lap.
As the series is operated by Red Bull, all races are accompanied by a round of the Red Bull X-Fighters and Red Bull Air Race taking place on Saturday evening and Sunday morning respictavely. Every weekend isn't just about the race but is billed as a Celebration of Speed. A true festival atmosphere on and off the track with events all weekend.
As I said, just my mind running away with me! Any additions?
Modern day supercars are getting to hybrid mode and smaller engines...
Also, are there going to be grid girls??
